Envelope



June 24, 1930. N. sTERNHl-:IMER 1,768,164

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ATTO R N EY WITNESS WV Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES NATHANSTERNHEIMER. F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ENVELOPE Application led December 28,1928. Serial No. 329,013.

This invention relates to a remailing envelope of the single pockettype.

An object of the invention is the provislon of an envelope of the singlepockettype having its opposite ends open and Wlth a sealing flapprojecting from one end. of the wall of the envelope with the liapsdisposed in opposite directions, the envelope belng adapted to be foldedupon itself With one flap being insertable in the opposite ad]acent endof the envelope for mailing printed matlntter, the other flap beingemployed for sealing the envelope and likewise securing the free ends ofthe envelope together when the envelope is remailed as first classmatter. A further object of the invention is the provision of aremailing envelope of the smgle pocket type in which one Wall of theenvelope is provided with indicia for malling purposes to a sendee,while the other Wall has indicia for returning the envelope properlyvsealed to the sender. the remaining portions of the Walls of theenvelope having an instructional indicia for folding and returning theenvelope together Wlth lts contents, and an order blank which isnormally folded inwardly when the same is being remailed.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, in connection With the accompanyingdrawings, nevertheless; it is to be understood that the invention is notconfined to the disclosure being susceptible of such changes andmodifications as shall define no material departure from the salientfeatures of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an envelope foldedfor mailing purposes,

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section similar to Fig. 2, showing theenvelope folded and sealed for its return to the sender,

Figure 4 is a 50 shown in Figs. 1

plan view of the envelope to 3 inclusive,

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section taken on the iine 5-5 of Fig.4,

Figure 6 is a plan view of a modied'form of a foldable envelope,

Figure 7 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line 7 7 ofFig. 6,

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical section of the envelope folded andwhen mailed by the sender.

Referring more particularly to the draw` ings, 10 designates one Wall ofthe envelope having flanges 1l which are sealed in any approved mannerto the inner face of a second Wall 12. Both Walls are substantiallyco-extensive in length and width. However, the Wall l0 has theextensions and ianges 1l for the purpose of securing the Wall l2 to theWall 10. i

Vall l2 has a flap 13 which is provided with a scaling material on itsopposite face and adjacent its outer edge for a purpose which will bepresently explained. The wall 10 has a iap 14 projecting from that endof the Wall which is opposite to the end of the Wall 12 Where the Hap 13is located. A portion of the fiap is provided with sealing material 15for a purpose which will be presently explained.

The Wall 12, together with the ange 11, are provided with a dottedlines, as shown at 20, and provided With indicia at 21 stating that theenvelopewhen returned is to be folded along the dotted line 20, so thatthe free ends of the envelope Willbe in close association. The dottedline 22 indicates the place Where the Hap 14 is adapted to be eithertorn olf or folded Within the opposite end of the envelope When theenvelope is folded along the line 20 for return to the sender.

Indicia, as shown at 30, is provided on one-half of the Wall l2 whichrepresents the name and address of the initial sender of the envelope.Indicia with blank spaces, as shown at 31, are provided on this portionof the wall 12 which is adapted to be filled in With the name andaddress of the sendee which is also shown at 32 on a portion of theouter face of the wall 10. A portion of this space is also employed forgiving the name and address of the original sender of the envelope asshown at 33.

When vthe envelope is first sent out it is folded along the line 20 withthe two portions of the walls 10' and 12 being slig tly s aced from eachother. .At this time the a s 13 and 14 are folded into the open en ofone portion of the envelope, shown in Fig. 2. This insertion of thefiaps will maintain the envelope in proper position and alsoprevent thecontents of the same from being discharged from the envelope while beingmailed, as second or third class mail. When the envelope is returned tothe sender it is folded in the opposite di rection and the flap 14 maybe either torn off or folded within one end of the envelope, while theflap 13 has sealing material moistened and secured to the outer face ofthe wall 12 so that -the envelope is sealed and In?I be forwarded asfirst class mail.

eferring more particularly to Figs. 6 to 8, inclusive, it will be seenthat similar construction is employed in which a pair ofI walls 40 and-41 of the envelope are spaced from each other with the wall 40 beingprovided with flanges 42 secured to the outer face of the wall 41adjacent the longitudinal edges.

In this case the wall 41 only has a flap 43 leaving both ends of theenvelope normally open.y Said flap is provided with sealing material asindicated at 44 which is adapted to be moistened and placed in contactwith the outer face of the wall 41 and at a point on the wall which isoppo-` site to that where the iange 43 is attached. Oner wall of theenvelope, as shown at 45, is provided with indicia, which is supplied bythe sender and which includes the name and address of the sendee. Theremaining portion of the wall 40 is printed with an order blank, asshown at 46. The face 10 of the envelope shown in Figs. 1 to 5,inclusive, also is provided with an order blank which may be filled inby the sendee.

The printed matter which is forwarded by the sender is placed in theopen ended 4envelope and the envelope is folded along 50j the line asindicated at 47 in such a manner that the name of the sendee appearsupon one face of the folded envelope. A Hap; 43 is then inserted withinthe opposite open end, as shown in Fig. 8, whereby the envelope issufficiently retained in condition to prevent loss of material placedtherein.

When the envelope is being returned to thev sender the material 44 ismoistened and the flap 43 is folded upon one face of the wall 41 andsecured thereto so that when the lenvelope is being returned it iscapable of carrying rst class matter.

It will be noted by this construction that a very simple and efficientenvelope is employed which may be used for remailing pur oses afterhaving been employed for sen 'ng out matter rated less than first class.The use of the opposite walls of the envelope for carrying printedmatter will very effectually revent the loss of the address and name othe sendee when vremailed, since it frequently happens that the sendeefails to place his address or name upon the order blank or upon theenvelope. In this manner it will be easy to locate the sendee byreferring to the original address placed upon the envelope when it wasforwarded from the mailing house.

I claim A. remailing envelope of the single pocket type formed of twosheets of paper, each sheet having a sealing flap projectlng from oneend, one of the sheets being provided with a ange ooextensive with eachside edge and projecting laterally therefrom, the ianges being sealed toa face of the other sheet, the Hap on one sheet extendin from one end ofthe envelope while the a on the other end of the sheet extending rom theopposite end of the envelope, the envelope being foldable on a linewhich is intermediate the ends thereof, one of the flaps being employedfor sealing the adjacent ends of the envelope in folded condition forfirst class mailing purposes, the other flap being insertable in theopposite open end for temporarily retaining the adjacent ends of theenvelope in position when the envelope is folded for mailing printedmatter.

NATHAN STERNHEIMER.

